Date: 26 August 2026 Tags: Technology, Social Media, Child Safety, Regulation Summary: Meta will pay up to $16.68 billion to settle a child safety case involving 29 US states. The case alleged Meta deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to encourage addictive social media use among children. Meta denied wrongdoing as part of the settlement agreement. The settlement requires default daily usage limits and night-time restrictions for teenage users of Meta’s platforms. Met

Why this matters: Incorrect risk information may have exposed patients to serious side effects without proper warning. Date: 28 March 2026 Tags: Health, Medicine, UK, Regulation Summary: UK reviewing drug warnings after errors in side-effect information identified. Dopamine agonist drugs linked to impulsive behaviours like gambling and hypersexuality. Leaflets incorrectly described risks as “uncommon” instead of “common”. One study found around 1 in 6 Parkinson’s patients aff